The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-03-24
MISCELLANEOUS.


The Indian reservations OF the
United States contain 100000 square
miles. and their population is about
200, 200.
Never use lard in making pies UNI
less you want to be economical and
spoil the pastry. Use butter.-Er-
change.
st. Louis has a new sensation-a
hanson cab in which the driver is con-
cealed. The benighted people think it
comes from the spirit world. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
There are only two professional
prize-ighters in all Italy, and whenever
these are challenged they have the head
ache and don't care to go out and slug
for glory Free Press.
AS deed of property carries with
it that without which the property grant
ed would be useless in the hands of the
grantee, so also an exception or reserva-
ton in deed works in favor of the
grantor. Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The development of bituminous
coal lands in Virginia within the past
few years has been very rapid. Up to
within a few years the coal production
of Virginia was comparatively limited,
but estimates are from 100000 to
5000, 900 tons for this year.
The hanging of Cluverius has
started Virginia papers to arguing the
question: "Does hangingprevent muir.
derP" 1t is a matter of history that
cases are rare where man is known to
commit murder after being thoroughly
hanged.-Philadelphia Nortb american.
"A veteran Maine school teacher
remembers school in which he had
seven vulgar, profane and vicious boys,
whose aim in life seemed to be to tor
ment the teacher. The teacher recently
visited the State prison in Thomaston
and found three of these boys there.
-Four others are in the reform school,
LeUiston me. Journal.
The French daily newspaper is not,
as rule, an attractive object to behold.
It is invariably four-page sheet, set
up in coarse and uncomely type, studded
with advertisements "displayed'' with
an eye to show, but certainly without
thought of symmetry or good taste. and
printed with whitey-brown ink on paper
of good quality but poor appearance
". Y Mail.
-"You have heard Of the term pig
con English" said gentleman the
other evening who has spent many years
in China. ''Well, that means business
English, or, in other words, language
that enabled the benighted Celestials to
conduct commercial operations with
outside folks. 1t is mixture-of almost
every thing. The term pigeon comes
from the fact that it is the nearest APP
proach a Chinaman can make to th,,
pronunciation of the English word 'busi.
uess. Philadelphia Bulletin.
There is an aesthetic street car con.
ductor of Philadelphia who for the past
two years has spent much of his spare
time in making his car beautiful. Two
handsome silk flags adorn the center OF
the car, and the bell rope is iauntily
lined with knots of brightly coloreI
worsted. He takes great pride in this
work. The attendants at the stables say
he scrubs and airs his car with all the
care of a housekeeper. A sponge is al
ways to be seen on the car. No man on
the line keeps his temper better in
time of Observation-Disclosures Press.
Miss Ellen Scanlan, young singer
of great promise, is going from Balti-
more to Italy to pursue her musical
studies. Cardinal Gibbons will pay her
expenses, as the young girl is poor, her
father being laborer in the employ of
the Baltimore 6 Ohio railroad. The
Cardinal, who is an intense lover of
music, only required that she should
sing in the Cathedral sometimes on her
return. She consented, of course, and
soon she will be among the students at
the Florence Observation-Disclosures
San.
"A gentleman who has resided in
the Yellowstone National Park for
many years, and is well acquainted
with its condition, says that '.the game
in the park is increasing, while the
of visitors increases. At the |
present time there are two herds of |
buffalo, aggregating about one hundred
and thirty; there are about five thou
sand elk, seven or eight hundred noun.
tain sheep, fifty moose, several hundred |
antelope, five hundred black-tail deer. |
the streams contain many beaver,
streams and lake full of trout, noun
tain lions are frequently met with, wild !
cats and lynx quite abundant, otter,
martin and minks quite plentiful
Mrs. Catherine Keim applied to the |
police authorities at Washington for
to New York She is a /
white woman, and, although a female,
quite a celebrated tramp. Two years
ago she left the capital, and since that
time she has visited thirteen States
Virginia, New York, Massa-
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ar |
kansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida,
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